READ TO FEED

Turning Pages, Changing Lives

Read to Feed® is Heifer International’s readathon program that inspires children to build their reading skills while learning about the global issues of hunger and poverty.

Whether you’re a teacher, librarian, parent or community leader, it’s easy to get started!

How Read to Feed Works

Read

Set a reading goal and start turning pages.

Raise

Invite friends and family for sponsorship pledges.

Reach

Your fundraising reaches families around the world!

Choose How You Read to Feed

Classic Read to Feed
Keep it simple with the original Read to Feed program. Readers set a reading goal, collect pledges from friends and family, track their reading and raise funds to support Heifer International’s work around the world.

Read to Feed With Beanstack
Already using Beanstack? Participating schools and libraries can bring Read to Feed into their existing Beanstack reading challenges, making it easy for readers to track their progress digitally while learning about Heifer’s work.

Free Resources

Use Heifer’s free resources to organize your program, encourage readers and celebrate their progress.

Getting Started

Read to Feed Leader's Guide

This guide will help you prepare for and lead a successful Read to Feed Program. It serves as an adaptable implementation guide for the program, as well as a source of inspiration for the wide variety of ways to engage your students in learning about ending hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth.

Cover of A Kid Can Change the World Faith Guide.

A Kid Can Change the World Kids Guide

Discover the value of giving and how kids have the power to change the world. Kids learn about Heifer's mission and approach, as well as the benefits of livestock gifts!

Planning & Promoting

Read to Feed Supplemental Bundle

Everything you need to plan and promote your Read to Feed program in one convenient bundle, including a parent letter, solicitation letter template, press release, pledge form, reading log and more.

Choose Your Adventure Order Form

Once your students have raised the funds and collected all donations for the program, you can use this simple form to send in the gift to Heifer. Simply return it to the printed address along with your donation.

Tracking & Celebrating

Read to Feed Book List/Reading Log

Students can track their reading progress with this handy Read to Feed book log.

Read to Feed Pledge Form/Sponsor List

Students can use this form to record and keep track of their sponsors and pledges.

School Poster Bundle

You can choose your favorite or display all 4 different poster designs. Each one is designed to keep your students motivated as they work toward their fundraising goals. Each design includes space for writing in goals and trackers that can be filled in as kids make progress along the way. This resource is currently available only by download.

Read to Feed: Certificate of Achievement

After completing the Read to Feed program, this certificate will help to recognize, commemorate and remind your students of their hard-earned successes.

Looking for More Ways to Inspire Your Readers?

Keep kids engaged and excited with even more free Heifer resources, including bookmarks, stickers, animal buttons, coloring pages, books and more.

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